Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 46/100
D
Median home value$615,300
Portland $559,400
Median rent$1,878/mo
Portland $1,724/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Portland 35%
Wilsonville
Clackamas & Washington counties26,974 residents3 school districts
64
C+
Suburbgrade score
16th of 43 Portland suburbs. Strong on schools and amenities, held back by housing & affordability.
64
Portland median 61
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Wilsonville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Wilsonville against Portland. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Portland median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio16.1
Portland median 18.5
Graduation rate94%
Portland median 86%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index107
Portland 100
Eff. tax rate1.03%
Portland 0.87%
Local sales tax0.00%
Portland median 0.00%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 63/100
C+
Mean commute24.4 min
Portland 25.0 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Portland 65%
Transit stops / sq mi11
Portland median 8.1 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 77/100
B
Restaurants & cafés65
Portland median 65 · within 2 miles
Groceries5
Portland median 5 · within 2 miles
Parks127
Portland median 68 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 46/100
D
Median household income$96,236
Portland $97,436
Unemployment6.6%
Portland 5.1%
Professional occupations47%
Portland 47%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Wilsonville on housing & affordability
Wilsonville's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Damascus18 mi from WilsonvilleB− 51 D+ Cedar Mill16 mi from WilsonvilleB− 71 B− West Linn7 mi from WilsonvilleC+ 71 B− Lake Oswego8 mi from WilsonvilleC+ 76 B Bethany18 mi from WilsonvilleC+ 70 B− Happy Valley15 mi from WilsonvilleC 62 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Wilsonville
Is Wilsonville, OR a good place to live?
Wilsonville scores 64 out of 100, 16th of 43 Portland suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Wilsonville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $615,300, 10% above the Portland median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.03%. $1,878/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Wilsonville?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Wilsonville sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 16.1 student–teacher ratio. Wilsonville is served by West Linn-Wilsonville SD 3j, Sherwood School District 88j and Canby School District 86. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Wilsonville?
The mean commute is 24.4 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 14% working from home. Transit density is 11 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Wilsonville?
Within two miles there are 5 groceries, 65 restaurants and cafés and 127 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Wilsonville old or new?
The median home in Wilsonville was built in 1998 — newer than the Portland median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 51% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.